Court slams state for ignoring order to change West Bank fence route

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"The High Court of Justice has given the state 45 days to submit a new route for part of the separation fence that runs through lands belonging to Bil'in villagers. Supreme Court President Dorit Beinisch and Justices Eliezer Rivlin and Ayala Procaccia criticized the state on Sunday for ignoring the court's ruling in the matter a year ago.

A petition was filed in 2005 against the route, which is intended to encompass Modi'in Ilit from the east. In September, 2007 the High Court of Justice ruled that the route in the Bil'in area is illegal, and ordered the state to devise, within a reasonable time, an alternative route that would be less detrimental. The court also instructed the state to plan the route so that it runs through state land, not privately owned Palestinian property.

The villagers wrote to the court two months ago, saying that the state has still not presented an alternative, and that work is being done on the ground that jeopardizes implementation of the order."

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"Attorney Michael Sfard, who represents the villagers, welcomed the court's decision on Sunday, but was less than optimistic about the outcome. "The High Court has to date rejected four routes of the fence that was already built, but to this day the government of Israel has not complied with a single verdict."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1008160.html

turn slow; not just in Israel. On the bright side at least Israel HAS some wheels of justice.

Israel just cannot afford them yet because of all those nasty Arabs.
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